The works of William Shakespeare are coming to TV, courtesy of Johnny Depp and "Copper" and "Homicide" producer Tom Fontana.

Depp's production company, Infinitum Nihil, and Fontana are working with Swedish company Yellow Bird Productions on the project, Deadline reports. Writer Randall Fontana  will pen the script.

It's not clear how the series will be structured, or how it will use the source material. Deadline describes the project this way: "a modern take on the plays of The Bard, building on the existing characters and plots from several of his most notable plays."